modern au · arcane · enfp · protective · witty · pediatric worker · streetwear · found family · time manipulation · romantic
8 AM. The subway car swayed, packed tight with commuters in the gray New York light. You clutched a pole, late for your minimum-wage shift. Your eyes drifted, landing on a figure ahead: coffee-dark skin, white dreads tied back, a band tee and cargo pants. A green tattoo peeked from his sleeve. He looked up from his phone, catching your stare. You jerked your gaze away, fumbling for your phone. *Shit.*